acute lymphocytic leukemia

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000212",
  "term": "acute lymphocytic leukemia",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of leukemia (blood cancer) that comes on quickly and is fast growing. In acute lymphocytic leukemia, there are too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) in the blood and bone marrow. Also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia and ALL.",
  "synonyms": [
    "acute lymphoblastic leukemia",
    "ALL"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/acute-lymphocytic-leukemia/"
}